Riek Machar

UN Report Warns South Sudan at Risk of Return to ‘Large-Scale Conflict’

A UN report warned that the slow implementation of a revitalized peace accord in South Sudan is putting the country at risk of relapse into a "large-scale conflict."

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Thousands Flee ‘Intense Fighting’ in Eastern South Sudan: MSF

Thousands of people have fled a fresh wave of intercommunal clashes in South Sudan's eastern region of Pibor, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday.

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Three Aid Workers Killed as South Sudan Clashes Leave ‘Many’ Dead

South Sudan’s U.N. peacekeeping mission said Wednesday it was investigating reports that “many people” had died in a surge of intercommunal violence that killed three aid workers and left several missing. Clashes between members of the Murle and Lou Nuer communities broke out over the weekend in the northeastern town of Pieri, where peacekeepers have been interviewing survivors, the U.N. mission said in a statement. “The team is investigating reports that many people were killed, injured and lost their homes,” the statement said, adding that “many” huts were burnt to the ground. “However, it is difficult to verify the number of casualties given conflicting reports and claims,” it said. Moses Majok Gatluak, a member of the Lou Nuer group and former local official in the area, told AFP that 211 people were killed and 300 injured, but that toll could not be independently verified. He said the Murle had attacked Lou Nuer villages. The attack comes after a strike by the Lou Nuer against the Murle earlier this year — part of a decades-old pendulum swing of violence and revenge by the two cattle-rustling communities. The fighting often leaves hundreds dead, with one attack in 2009 killing up to 750, according to the …

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South Sudan rivals Kiir and Machar agree to form unity government by deadline

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar agreed to form a unity government by a February deadline

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South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar meet in Uganda ahead of peace deal deadline

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar will hold face-to-face talks as time runs out to form a power-sharing government

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South Sudan rebel leader Machar visits Juba in peace deal push

South Sudan's exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba for the first time in a year to meet President Salva Kiir and try salvage a stalled peace agreement

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South Sudan glimpses hope for peace as Machar and Kiir meet in Juba

South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar visited Juba for the first time since 2016, joining with President Salva Kiir to celebrate a September peace agreement

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South Sudan rebel leader Machar to return for peace ceremony, 2 years after fleeing

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar will return to the capital Juba after two years to take part in a peace ceremony with President Salva Kiir

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South Sudan President Kiir and rebel leader Machar sign peace deal

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a much-anticipated peace deal at a regional summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa

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South Sudan rebel leader Machar agrees to sign peace deal

South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar has agreed to sign a final peace deal with the government to end a brutal civil war after initially refusing to sign

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